Kamāl Zākhir, a Coptic thinker and activist, sees the developments surrounding the monastic life today as needing to be placed within their proper historical context.  “We are facing a general stage that is not limited to monasticism alone where the digital revolution was able to surpass all boundaries,” he states.  As society as a whole continues to develop, Zākhir states that it is natural to see these developments reflected in the lives of monks.  He states, “Monasticism is not a purely isolationist life.  Monks are human beings, who were born out of human society and came from it.  Therefore they are social in nature, and we must take this into account."